Chapter 57 The Times
"After that, I am the prince, I don't know the sufferings of the world!" Hearing that the Ming King asked such a lightly question that the telegram had not yet been popular, Tie Xiong felt that the Ming King he had known had been back again.
In fact, although Mo Bai is a prince, he actually grew up among the people. To say that he does not know the sufferings of the world is a little exaggerated.
But for Tiexiong, it was certainly like this, because since he was with Ming Wang, he had never seen how awakening Ming Wang was. It was not surprising to ask such common sense questions...
It was also from here that Mo Bai had a clear understanding of the world for the first time.
In fact, when he just woke up, he looked at the light and had speculation about his era.
At that time, I guessed that it was the late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China period, but when I thought of the conversation I heard, I was a little confused.
Because an extremely absurd fact was revealed from that conversation.
Shangqing Mountain is a place where Taoism is practiced, if Mo Bai understands it, it is just a place like a sect and a sect, but it can be checked and balanced with the royal family of a country.
There is no doubt that Mo Bai has never heard of such a ridiculous thing in history. Even in a time of chaos, how could a sect in the martial arts world participate in the battle between the state and the dynasty? Isn’t that seeking death?
So at that time, he had a flash of thought. Could it be that he was in a legendary era of practice, and could be extremely powerful and transcendent to the outside world, and even reached the point where he could mess with the law.
After all, Mo Bai himself is a direct disciple of the Taoist sect, and is not unfamiliar with the Taoist legend that breaks the limits of the human body and is even like a god or an immortal.
If you really live in such an era, it is not uncomprehensible. After all, just looking at that lamp, you will know that technology today is definitely not yet developed. As long as you can achieve the existence of a real person like his master, in this environment, if you want to start a random Dharma, it is still not easy to deal with.
This is just his master who has achieved the realm of a true person in the Dharma-Ending Age. If he truly practices well in this life and has reached the level of being like a god on land, he may be really free in the world. Even among thousands of troops, he can still go back and forth.
Not to mention the organization formed by experts like them, it is not necessarily impossible to compete with the state. However, the speculation at that time was just a flash of thought and denied it, because it was obvious that Zhang Danshi was a person who practiced medicine.
However, his medical methods could not shock Mo Bai at all. However, this alchemist Zhang had an extraordinary status. Even Zhang Bangli, who was close to His Majesty, had respect for him. This was enough to tell Mo Bai that even if he had a cultivation culture in this world, it would never really transcend Mo Bai's understanding and reached an era of practice where human power could be reversible.
At this time, as Tiexiong slowly told the story, his doubts were finally resolved bit by bit, and he finally understood that what he guessed at that time was not a big mistake. If we really talk about it, the division of living standards and social materials here should indeed belong to the style of the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.
Technology has begun to sprout, and it is the turning point from feudalism to civilization.
There are already telegrams, and there are also telegrams and telephones.
But just like the late Qing Dynasty in the last lifetime, because the Daxia Dynasty lasted too long and when other powers had already begun to make great strides, Daxia was still cultivating a tree of feudal authority and not in line with the already surging world outside.
There is no doubt that if you fall behind, you will be beaten. When the war comes and the country is unable to compete, you finally have to open your eyes to look at the outside world in humiliation.
Telephone, telegraph, telephone, automobile... These objects that were once regarded as rude and ruthless by those in power, finally had to go to the historical stage of Daxia.
However, even though he suffered from humiliation, the dynasty was reluctant to accept the opening up too quickly because he wanted to maintain feudal rule. Therefore, it was popularized, and even the dynasty center of the dynasty was developing very slowly.
That day, Zhang Bangli did not allow Mo Bai to take the car, which showed that the feudal etiquette was still deeply rooted.
"Train? There was, it was ten years ago, just in Mingzhu Province. I heard that it was a railway track secretly built by foreigners. I heard that it was going to be built to Pingjing City, but it seemed that the court disagreed, saying that the railway would break the royal feng shui of Pingjing City, and from then on the capital would be without any danger. People also said that it was because the smoke and dust were too large, and the nobles in the palace were not happy..."
When Mo Bai asked which areas the railway tracks in the country are now connected, Tiexun said this.
Mo Bai couldn't speak out for a long time after hearing this. This history is really so familiar...
He was silent for a while before he let out a deep breath and asked a question that had been in his mind for a long time: "I see why there are no firearms that the soldiers still use," he said.
"Yes!" Tiexiong nodded without hesitation when he heard this: "Since ten years ago, the state has been repeatedly unfavorable in wars..."
Soon, Mo Bai learned from Tiexiong that there was indeed some difference in this world.
Guns and cannons have indeed been available, and even cannons were used in wars three hundred years ago, while muskets only began to be replaced on a large scale in the past decade.
The root cause is that thirteen years ago, when the enemy came to the sea, the artillery battle failed, and the country was defeated, but they did not expect that after the enemy landed, everyone was holding foreign guns and each could attack at a long range.
Of course, it is not necessary to say that the soldiers holding swordsmanship are difficult to win, and they are defeated by the opponent with a killing of little coconut.
From that day on, Guochao realized for the first time that the unfavorable weapon was the root of failure. Guochao naturally also had bows and arrows, but how long does a good archer have to be cultivated?
How could all soldiers and horses hold bows? A small number of archers could not gain an advantage under the overwhelming ammunition. Therefore, in the face of this situation, the State Administration of China began to change clothes on a large scale.
In fact, the Musket Battalion was established for a long time, but it has not been used in mainstream fashion. The main reason is that this musket is of no use. Not only is it slow to recharge pills, it also has a risk of explosion on itself. Not to mention that it rains, it can only be used as a fire stick. Its range is still short and has not been valued for many years in the Guo Dynasty.
Therefore, when one cannot keep up, one can only buy weapons from other countries. However, due to the weakening of the country's power and several wars, it is difficult to buy some backward guns. Until today, although the National Bureau of Mines has been fully expanded, it is still limited to the entire army.
After hearing this, Mo Bai couldn't help but frown deeply. He knew very well that being behind would inevitably lead to be beaten, but now there are chaos, and it is impossible to say that the most disaster period in the history of his previous life will come.
Although Mo Bai is calm in nature, he is a doctor. He never dares to ignore life, and he has never had many compassion.
Not to mention every descendant of China is destined to be unable to ignore the unimaginable disaster era, and the tragic situation of national dignity being trampled under his feet. Mo Bai is also a man, and he came from a famous general in his previous life!
"Even the royal guards who guarded me that day were not equipped, so how can I talk about changing clothes? Isn't this a joke?" Mo Bai's voice was deep.
"Huh?" Tiexiong was stunned, then he reacted and smiled, saying, "Your Highness misunderstood that day, the royal guards were all the royal guards, how could they hold that musket? They naturally held bows and archers. After all, the power of the musket is not great. It is impossible to compare with bows and arrows at all. Whether it is the rate of fire or range, it cannot be compared with it. If you are a master of martial arts, don't mention the Sixth Master, you are the master's realm. If my foundation is not broken, but with that fire stick, you can't touch the corner of my clothes..."
It was obvious that Tiexiong didn't look down on foreign guns, which made Mo Bai a little stunned.
However, it was also from here that the topic finally talked about the Taoist people today.
Chapter completed!